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حنش

[ħanʃ]

noun

LanguageMoroccan Arabic (Morocco)

Meaning
  1. snake
  2. policeman
  3. A long, limbless reptile. In Moroccan culture, it can also be used as a slang term for a policeman.
Examples

شفت حنش طويل في الغابة.

I saw a long snake in the forest.

Pronunciationħanʃ

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteCan refer to both a biological snake or, figuratively, a police officer.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.